Battery fastener



J. IVIILLEH.

BATTERY FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED.I FEB. 2l, I92`I.

1,438, 1 30. Patented Dec. 5, 1922.

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Patented Der. 5, 1922.

i unirse-stare 'JOHN MILLER, or savanna, ILLiNoIs.

rant :err-fica@ `BAJJJTIEKR'Y FASTENER;

appliealtiori Ained February 21, 1921.` Serial 446,583.

To all whom t may concern.' l i Be it known that I, JOHN MILLER, a citizen of theUnited States, residingV at `Savanna, in the county of Carroll. andState of 5 Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Battery Fasteners; 'and I do hereby declare the Vfollowing to be a full, clear, and eXactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others .skilled l0 in the art to which it appeiltains to `make and battery.

The present invention provides means for securing the batteries of motor vehicles without necessitating recourse to tools of any nature and which admits of the battery being easily and quickly released or fastened as required, the structure being such as not to be impaired in action b-y the fumes or vapors given off by the battery. v

Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves as the nature of the invention is understood.

Vhile the drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions and requirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the nature of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of the specification,

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of battery fastening means illustrative of the inven`' tion,

Figure 2 is an elevation of one of the clamp members,

Figure 3 is a plan view of the support or base member, and l Figure 4: is a plan view of the spring.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in the several views of the drawings by like reference characters.

The numeral 1 designates a storage battery such as usually provided for motor vehicles and which is required to be fastened to prevent displacement by the vibration and latter jis in'm'otion. This' battery is illustrated to demonstrate the applicationofthe invention.

The fastening meansembodieessppbt or base 2 which vusually consistsof a strip or bar having intermediate and end openings. The support 2 maybe of any length and fwidth, depending upon the size of the fastener.` The end yopenings are indicatedat` v3 and. an intermediate-opening. at f1. The

vvarious ymovements of the-machinewhent'he support 2 is adapted to be secured to the runyning board or other convenient part of the chassis of the machinefin any substantial way by fastening means 5 passing through the intermediate openings 4- in a mannerwell understood. A latch spring 6 is secured in-k termediate its ends to the support 2 and its end `portions curved downwardly or away from the plane of the support 2 and are p rovided with elongated openings 7 in position 4 to aline vertically with the end openings 3 of the support 2. One end of the spring 6 is extended, as indicated at 8, to form a finger piece. Two clamp members 9 of like formation are provided and are disposed at the ends of the support 2 and spring 6. The clamp members 9 consist of straps -or bars and their lower ends are reduced and threaded, las indicated at 10, and 'pass through the openings 3 and 7. A nut 11 is applied to the threaded end4 10 of each of the clamp members 9 and engages the under side of the spring 6. The upperend Of each clamp member 9 is bent laterally to form a hook 12 to engage over the upper edge ofthe battery 1 so as to retain the same in the required adjusted position. A lift 13 is located upon the outer side of each ofthe members 9 near the upper end thereof and provides convenient .means for drawing upward upon the clamp member when it is required to disengage the bent end 12. from the battery or engage such end therewith.

' The fastening means may be constructed entirely of strap or bar metal, whereby the same may be cheaply manufactured and in service is durable and e'ective and com-` pact in arrangement. The fastener is secured to the required part of a machine by suitable fastenings 5 which extend through the spring 6 and support 2. The clamp members 9 are supported inthe endvportions ofthe spring 6 and part 2 and are limited' in their downward movement by the shoulders 14 at the inner ends of the reduced portions 10 engaging the support 2 at the sides ot the openings 3 'formed therein. The parts are so adjusted that the spring G exerts a down-pull on the members 9 so as to hold their bent ends l2 in positive engagement with the battery l to retain the latter in po-v sition against casual displacement from vibration or other movement of the machine. The bent ends l2 of the clamp members 9 are engaged with or disengaged from the battery by an tip-pull on the lit't 13. The extended end 8 of the spring 6 also provides convenient means for manipulating the fastening when engaging the same with or disengaging it from the battery.

What is claimed is:

A battery fastener comprising' an elongated support having a battery resting thereon and provided with openings adjacent its ends, a spring member secured intermediate ifisaieo its ends to the elongated support, said spring member having slots adjacent its ends and in alignment with the openings in said elongated support, one end of said spring eX- tending beyond the elongated support and forming a handle portion, side straps having their upper ends provided with hooks to engage the handleso the battery and having their lower ends reduced and screw threaded and extending through the openings and slots7 and nuts threaded to the straps to draw the ends of the spring member toward the support and thereby secure v the battery to the support.

In testimony whereof l aix my signature in presence ofrtwo Witnesses.

JOHN MILLER. Witnesses:

WILLIAM J. MLLER, GLEORGE MILLER. 

